Miton Johnson thought for a while and ordered the female assistant, "Call Jamie Winster."

A few minutes after the female assistant called, a middle-aged man in his thirties walked into the office and sat opposite Midton Johnson. Midton Johnson waved his hand to the female assistant, and the female assistant walked out of the office and closed the door to death.

"Is there any progress in negotiations with Stanton Studio?" Midton Johnson asked directly.

"Not yet." Jamie Winster shook his head, "We have had several phone calls with Murphy Stanton. He is not very sincere in cooperation and the conditions he wants are a bit too much."

A new director, a shell company with only three formal employees combined, just because a movie has some selling points. Do he have the confidence and qualifications to open his mouth to Lionsgate Pictures?

He also admitted that the film could indeed bring some impact to people, but this could not conceal the fact that it was a rough small production. The risks of such production being introduced into the theater market cannot be ignored.

My fingers habitually tapped the desk and Miton Johnson frowned slightly, "What about caa?"

Jamie Winster quickly came to his senses and replied, "I called Bill Roses, and these agents at Caa are all greedy guys."

One party wants to get high returns through the movie, and the other party wants to lower the price and get the maximum possible returns. If both parties do not make certain concessions, cooperation will not be achieved.

Negotiation is often a process of mutual compromise.

Miton Johnson knew this very well, but was not ready to compromise.

His speed of tapping on the table was getting faster, "Jamie, you've seen that video, and the editorial department also participated in the test session. How long will it take for them to write a similar script?"

"Well, the script is easy to say." Jamie Winster understood what he meant, "If you work together, two to three weeks will be enough."

What is the best thing about this kind of script? The film is excellent more because of shooting and production.

Miton Johnson calculated silently for a while, and those slightly old eyes were flashing with light, "What are you shooting and producing?"

Jamie Winster thought a little bit, "If it was produced by a mature team that often worked with the company, I think it would take about a month and a half from preparation to production."

Obviously, since the initial interview with the editorial department, Miton Johnson has been preparing for or planning some things.

He asked again, "What about the things I asked you to investigate?"

“After the release of Fruit Hard Candy, Murphy Stanton joined the screenwriter’s union, director’s union and photographer’s union.”

These have been found out by Jamie Winster long ago, and he said quickly, "Saw has been registered in the screenwriter's union and director's union, and is a trade union registration project."

Miton Johnson slowed down his slash on the table, "It's a bit troublesome."

As he gets older, his thinking will be slightly conservative. Although this backup plan was first proposed by Midton Johnson, Jamie Winster seemed more radical.

"It does cause some trouble." He nodded first, but said, "Stanton Studio is just a small company in the lowest level of Hollywood. Apart from the agent's relationship with CaA, the director Murphy Stanton is just close to a few inexperienced young actors. There is no network worth mentioning. Even if the union causes us trouble, it is still a routine matter."

He raised his voice a little, "And we can't imitate his videos, there will definitely be some changes. The themes and content of mainstream Hollywood commercial blockbusters happen from time to time, let alone plasma horror films with completely routine production mode."

Unless Lionsgate is stupid, they will copy the other party's video. Based on that video, they can make it more well.

There is another advantage of this kind of excellence. As long as it can be released first, the relatively rough film will be more like a clumsy imitation.

Miton Johnson nodded gently, and the speed of tapping the tabletop was accelerated again. "I will propose this project at a high-level meeting. If you can't get the chainsaw, we will enter the project approval stage as soon as possible and let the editorial department prepare a script outline."

Jamie Winster responded, stood up and prepared to leave, and Miton Johnson reminded him again, "Say hello to the people in the Law Department in advance."

If this project really appears, the opponent's biggest counterattack will undoubtedly be to sue the law. This is the method that big companies like them care the least. Not to mention the countless Hollywood crash projects, the conflicts in it are difficult to explain. Even if the court accepts it, Lionsgate Film can be dragged on. It doesn't matter if it is one or even two years. A small company like the opponent can bear it.

Even, they could find someone to come out and sue Stanton Studio for plagiarizing his creativity.

This kind of thing is definitely a lot in Hollywood. Think about those who can't wait to trouble James Cameron after the Titanic sold out.

After Jamie Winster left, Miton Johnson was still thinking about this matter. As a veteran in running horror movies, he was really optimistic about this project.

Unfortunately, the other party could not accept the conditions of Lionsgate Pictures, and he could not accept the other party's appetite.

Why is an unknown little person who speaks loudly because he has a movie with a lot of selling points in his hand and has no suitable channel, so the value of such a movie can only be zero.

Miton Johnson called the female assistant in again and told her to keep an eye on the project and inform him of the latest situation in time so that he could adjust his strategy at any time.

Similarly, he did not completely give up on the idea of ​​taking down the chainsaw. The previous one was just a backup plan. If the other party hit a wall in Hollywood one after another, the two sides might have the possibility of negotiation and cooperation.

After all, Miton Johnson never believed that Stanton Studios was qualified to work with Lionsgate Pictures in equal terms.

Whether it is a production company or a issuing company, it is a commercial company. Commercial companies naturally pursue profits, and whenever possible, they must maximize profits.

Not only Lionsgate Pictures is optimistic about chainsawing, but Murphy has not met any of them, even Miramax, who is optimistic about the price, is still thinking about how to get this video with a smallest price.

The minimum cost can also reduce the risks that are inevitable with investment.

Harvey Weinstein stood by the floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the scenery of Burbank, asking Jones Butler behind him, "Murphy Stanton has no reply yet"

Jones Butler took a little step forward, "Not yet."

The fat man's face was not very good, and the other party looked at him too highly. He thought that he had done such a genius as Quentin Tarantino, but it was just a little money and a few promises.

Nowadays, people who can be appreciated by him can be used as capital in the industry.

Not only did the young director Murphy Stanton not give him any reply, he instead brought the video to different distribution companies, hoping to sell the video at a high price with the relationship between Bill Roses's little agent and the little capital brought by fruit hard candy.

This is just a delusion. Hollywood distribution companies are like him and Miramax. They never spit out bones.

However, Harvey Weinstein cannot guarantee that all distribution companies will maintain the silent tacit understanding of small production companies. After all, the selling point of chainsaw is still very clear. As long as the operation is done properly and no low-level mistakes are made, profits should not be a problem.

Based on his years of experience and understanding of the market, he judged that the probability of chainsaw failure is very low. As long as the funds invested are controlled, it is nothing more than a matter of how much profit is made.

What Harvey Weinstein is most worried about is that some companies have rashly offered excessive conditions regardless of tacit understanding.

"It's time to put some pressure on him." He nodded slightly.

Harvey Weinstein turned around, looked at Jones Butler, strode back to the back of his desk, sat on his chair, and said without any emotion, "You go find someone to send messages to the outside."

Jones Butler looked over there and raised his ears.

"Millamax is preparing for a new project," said Harvey Weinstein slowly, "the film is a plasma horror film, with some suspense in place. The script has begun to be written, and it is planned to invite Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino to direct it."

He thought about it and said, "Call Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino and ask them to accept media interviews in the near future and mention this matter by the way."

Hearing these words, Jones Butler just nodded without any surprise. His boss has always been very clever. Otherwise, he would not have created a murder like Shakespeare in love, nor would he have won the actor of Gwyneth Paltrow as the Oscar for Best Actress.

Although this may be the most impressive actress in the Oscars ever, it is also a real actress, right?

"Go." Harvey Weinstein waved his hand at Jones Butler.

Jones Butler left the office and started to operate these things. Without Harvey Weinstein's instructions, she also knew what scale the matter should be maintained and could not be too big, but it must be passed to Murphy Stanton.

This kind of work is not difficult for her at all.

There is always a torrent of light or darkness in any business behavior. Some things can be seen, but some things cannot be seen.

Just like Murphy, after the test of the Fox searchlight was over, he could see that Tony Gusman and the two senior executives of the Fox searchlight he accompanied were very interested in the film, but could not guess the price they could offer for the film.

These all need negotiation to decide.

Fox Searchlight was the last company. Murphy made careful preparations for this and also called Karafez, who was studying in New York, and learned about some of the company's recent situation through her relationship. To be continued.
Chapter completed!