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"David, since you are studying at the USC Film Academy."

On the office building on Wishill Street in Beverly Hills, Michael Orwitz looked at the young man sitting opposite him and said, "Then you must understand that making a movie is never an easy thing. It requires not only funds, scripts and directors, but also a team of cooperation and understanding. Only successful teams can produce successful movies."

Speaking of this, Michael Orwitz emphasized his tone, "What I am best at is to assemble a production team composed of successful people!"

"Artist management companies will provide all the services related to movies to any investor," Martin Bob took over and said, "The Godzilla, Pearl Harbor, and Fast and Furious we packed have brought benefits to investors."

Before David Ellison came, he had enough knowledge of the artist management company. "Two, if you don't have so many successful ones, no mistakes, little ones, and examples, I wouldn't sit here and talk about cooperation with you."

"I have money!" He raised his back a little, "but there is no suitable investment."

When Michael Orwitz heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, "David, have you ever thought about setting up a film company by yourself and then cooperating with the artist management company for film projects. We provide you with an integrated service from preparation to production to distribution..."

"I had this plan for a long time." David Ellison held up his chin with one hand. "It's just that there is no suitable project. As long as the project is right, my agent will complete the registration procedures in Delaware as quickly as possible."

"Project?" Michael Orwitz tapped the table gently.

With the Hollywood studio era completely over, major companies have become part of media groups, and brokerage companies can no longer maintain the unconventional strength of the 190s, let alone its artist management company. Even though Caa, the largest brokerage company in Hollywood, is expanding its market share, its voice in front of film companies is constantly decreasing.

Agents don't like this situation, especially Michael Orwitz.

The six major film companies are too strong, which means that the benefits that brokerage companies can gain from cooperation are decreasing. When cooperating with small companies in second- and third-tier tiers, brokerage companies can undoubtedly take the initiative, but the most famous ones in the second-tier tier have long been acquired by large groups, and the rest have no ability to produce large commercial productions that generate high profits.

To put it bluntly, brokerage companies are still commercial companies, and profits are the ultimate pursuit.

Michael Orwitz knows that if you want to develop an artist management company into the top brokerage company, the support of huge profits is essential.

If you want to make a profit, you need to have a project. If you want the project to be successful, you must ensure sufficient production funds.

Hollywood has never lacked projects and scripts, and the ones that are willing to invest are people or companies.

David Ellison, sitting opposite him, was a person who was not short of money no matter how he looked.

Thinking of this, Michael Orwitz couldn't help but feel twelve points and showed the attitude that impressed Spielberg to join Caa back then. He could deal with the young fundraiser.

The two sides talked for one morning and had lunch together. They talked for another afternoon. By the evening, some preliminary cooperation intentions had been reached verbally.

Then, Michael Orwitz picked out a few projects he was very optimistic about and placed them in front of David Ellison. All of them were famous producers or screenwriters in the circle who joined the artist management company. And after the company's editorial department and his own review, they were all first-level projects.

David Ellison roughly read it, but none of them were interested.

"Is there anything else?".

Hearing his question, Michael Orwitz frowned, "What type?"

"It's better to have planes," said David Ellison. "The more planes, the better. For every extra plane in the project, I'll invest an extra sum of money in it."

“About the plane…”

Michael Orwitz thought for less than half a minute and said, "Let's do it, David, as long as we reach a cooperation agreement, I will be responsible for finding excellent projects about aircraft for you. If we can't find the right one, we can hire a few gold medal screenwriters to create such a script."

"I like your proposal!"

David Ellison stood up and shook hands with Michael Orwitz, "I hope we can work together successfully."

"I hope so too."

Even if he is arrogant and arrogant, he will not make decisions casually. This future involves tens of millions of dollars or even more cooperation, and there will inevitably be detailed negotiations and consultations.

This super rich second generation has also completed the first step to enter Hollywood.

Duke also heard that the other party might have cooperated with Michael Orwitz, but he didn't take it seriously. Perhaps he would not have much influence on the world, but some people or things in Hollywood have changed.

For example, David Ellison's most successful investment was undoubtedly from the Mission: Impossible series, but the biggest copyright holders of this series are Duke and Tom Cruise. Without his consent, the other party would never have been involved.

However, with Michael Orwitz as the guide, David Ellison will undoubtedly avoid detours.

After paying a little attention to the collaboration between David Ellison and Michael Orwitz, Duke left Los Angeles and flew to Paris. As the director and producer of the film, it is a necessary job to actually inspect the location. This time he came to France, he also brought art director Hannah Serena and photography director John Schwartzmann.

The team, mainly Duke three, visited the possible locations such as Charles de Gaulle Airport, the Seine River, and the minority communities in Paris in the following week. Hannah Serena and John Schwartzman fully agreed with Duke's view. Except for a few scenes that must be filmed in Paris, the rest were all shot in the Warner Studios in Burbank.

The crowded urban areas of Paris and the expensive labor costs are practical issues that the crew must consider.

After visiting Paris, Hannah Serena and John Schwartzman returned to Los Angeles first, while Duke flew to the UK to check the shooting progress of the Harry Potter series.

Alfonso Cuaron only filmed "The Prisoner of Harry Potter and Azkaban", but was abandoned by Robin Grand and Harry Potter Studios. Combined with the opinions of Joanna Rowling, the crew finally chose David Yates, a British director, to direct the subsequent works.

Although "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" will not be released until Christmas, the new episode has begun shooting, and the series will enter a continuous cycle of shooting and release in the next few years, with Duke and Warner Bros. Stretching out every drop of Harry Potter.

As for the growth and learning of the young actors, the crew was completely following the law, hiring special tutors and reserved enough study time. In the end, whether Emma Watsons will become top students or poor students is not considered by investors such as Duke. After the series ended, the value of these people also tended to be zero.

These people want to successfully transform? That is hundreds of times more difficult than Disney's child star transformation.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Duke and Warner. The Harry Potter series has made them and limited them, but overall, these little actors are lucky.

Without Hermione Granger, Emma Watson might not have been able to become famous, but with her scumbag acting skills, it is basically impossible to achieve the level that Hermione Granger brings to her.

"The little actors' agents are ready to negotiate with us again."

In the office on the set, Robin Grande seemed to be bothered by this, "We just revised the contract with them, just a movie, and they came up again."

"Try to drag." Duke's attitude was clear, "Tell them appropriately that we have the determination and courage to change actors!"

Negotiations are a process of disputes and compromises. Only after showing a strong attitude can we win favorable conditions.

After all, these little actors are not Joanna Rowling.

"Robin, they can increase their pay appropriately." Duke reminded him before leaving, "revenue sharing is the final bottom line, and it should be maintained within the range of box office revenue sharing as much as possible."

The majority of the revenue of this series comes from the surrounding areas, the box office profit is actually not high, and there are many things that can be used to the box office.

After staying on the set of Southampton for three days and talking with David Yates and Joanna Rowling, Duke, the current nominee producer, left Harry Potter's set and met Emma Thompson in London.

The other party is the candidate for the role of the mother introduced by ICM. Duke talked with her and chose to give up. This Oscar winner is not only a literary actress, but also his pay has not dropped to the level of a few years later. Duke cannot invest millions of dollars in a small role like a soybean.

Most importantly, this million-dollar pay does not bring corresponding box office appeal, and he cannot expect actors like Emma Thompson to have real market appeal.

Since the pay and type are not suitable, Duke will naturally choose to give up. Moreover, seeing this British actress is more for Nancy Josephson's sake.

Just this summer, ICM's management also changed. Nancy, who was one of the biggest partners, officially became ICM's CEO.

After Duke returned to Los Angeles, Nancy quickly recommended another actress. The actress was quite famous and was once as famous as Julia Roberts in the early 1990s, but the two of them later entered a different development track. Big Mouth Zhu is now the most representative actress in Hollywood. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is the number one sister in Hollywood.

The actress, the films starring, suffered box office defeats one after another, especially in recent years, her status has declined severely. Not to mention her status as a front-line, she rarely appears in the mainstream film circle and has gradually been forgotten. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!