Hollywood Drawing

As a leader among senior agents, Michael Ovitz has personally won countless star directors, and no one understands the influence of a big director better than him.

The current Wayne Greenberg is simply a replica of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas in the 1980s, which itself represents a large number of network resources.

"That idiot Bob Martin! He even let his agent play it!"

A low self-talk sounded, and the newspaper was thrown back on the table. Michael Ovitz picked up the coffee and drank half of the cup in one go before putting his fire under pressure.

Since he left CAA, there have been many incidents of important clients firing brokers and changing brokerage companies, all of which are unforgivable in his eyes.

The CAA brokerage company in the Michael Ovitz era, the innovative elite brokerage company has rapidly grown into a leading brokerage company in the industry in just a few years with a brand-new management method. At the same time, their operation mode has also promoted the Hollywood film and television industry. part of the update.

Michael? Ovitz successfully for their acting director, actor and Hollywood big film company "early total box office" form of sharing. This form of account sharing has changed the rules of the game in Hollywood, and at the same time, it has also won more big names in the film and television industry for innovative elite brokerage companies to become their acting artists.

Accompanying this was the rise in the salaries of Hollywood stars in the 1980s and 1990s, which led to a sharp rise in the production costs of major Hollywood companies.

To put it bluntly, as long as it is a customer of CAA, whether it is a star, a director, a producer, or various types of work in the behind-the-scenes team, at a certain period of time, they were superstitious about Michael Ovitz, because he can bring huge benefits to everyone. Interests.

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The new business philosophy of the innovative elite brokerage company, Michael Ovitz's innovative brokerage packaging method, and the new box office share he won for their artists, made Michael Ovitz successively selected by "First Class" from 1990 to 1992. Ranked No. 1 on the "Hollywood Entrepreneur Power List" by Ying Magazine.

So far, he is the only head of a brokerage firm and entrepreneur to enjoy this honor.

"clang" "clang" "clang"

A few knocks sounded on the door, pulling back Michael Ovitz's thoughts. When he turned to look in the direction of the door, he saw Zach Snyder walked in under the leadership of his agent Frank.

Maybe he didn't perform very well when faced with a mess of corporate power struggles, but when faced with star directors, Michael Ovitz has enough self-confidence. He feels that he has a high probability of getting the other party. There will be any unexpected situations, unless the other party really has no desire.

"Hello, Mr. Schneider, I'm Michael Ovitz." Without waiting for the agent's introduction, he took the lead in extending his right hand.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Ovitz."

Zach Snyder patiently shook hands with the other party, and without waiting to continue the chat, he said directly after sitting down: "I heard Frank say, you want to talk to me, if you have something to say, say it directly. Bar."

As soon as he entered the door, Michael Ovitz was observing him. Years of work experience brought him quite a keen observation.

"Well, Director Schneider, I'm representing Walt Disney this time, and I've brought a very high level of sincerity..."

Time passed in a hurry, and two hours later, Zach Snyder took his agent Frank and left the business club in a hurry. The two of them didn't say a word along the way.

The car was parked downstairs in the apartment, and after the two returned to the apartment for a while, the agent Frank observed the face of his client and said with consideration: "Disney's conditions are very high, participating in Jerry Brooksea The production cost of silently initiated production projects will not be less than 100 million US dollars, you will be given the treatment of participating in the box office share, and you will also have the right to decide later on the project.”

"It's just tempting to look at." Zach Snyder frowned and shook his head interrupting the agent's words. "The premise of these conditions they gave is that I will sign a long-term film contract with Disney as soon as possible, and Warner Bros. can also give me these things."

To be honest, the conditions for the director's treatment are not what makes him tempted. The most tempting thing is the rights of the crew and the dominance of the later work, which can only be obtained by famous directors.

"Then give them up, we have other options." The agent shrugged, also realizing the purpose of Disney's pie.

At this point in time, asking Zack Snyder to sign a long-term film contract is most likely a blow to Wayne's upcoming movie. The conditions given are indeed attractive. It can be said that as long as he signs this contract, Zach will step into the treatment of the top directors in the circle.

The more this happened, the more vigilant he became. He encouraged customers to leave Warner Bros. for better development, but it did not mean that he was willing to treat others as a gun.

"In the afternoon we'll talk to the folks at Twentieth Century Fox and I'm sure they'll give better terms."

"You arrange it." Zach Snyder closed his eyes. He was analyzing the gains and losses along the way. It was okay to want him to leave Warner Bros., but he had to give something exciting, and it was absolutely not enough.

One day passed by in a hurry, and after another weekend, Zack Snyder drove alone and came to Greenberg Manor again early on Monday morning.

Skillfully parked the car beside the fountain on the small square, and under the guidance of the butler Hella, walked to the awning on the lawn in front of the garden.

Wayne was the same as usual, lying on his favorite reclining chair, but there was a little guy who was sleeping soundly beside him. On the reclining chair opposite the table, looking at Greenberg's burly figure, Zack Snyder noticed that the father and son were chatting about something.

"Hi, Zach."

When Wayne saw him coming, he waved a warm greeting and pointed to the chair beside him. "Sit down, this is my father, Ruben Greenberg, an outdated studio producer who is now a successful farmer."

The two met and greeted at the party. Zach Snyder nodded politely, and after sitting down, he organized the language in his mind, thinking about how to speak.

"A lot of people have been looking for me these days..."

While speaking, he was also observing Wayne's face. "Those people made pretty good offers to leave Warner Bros."

With a click, Wayne lit a cigarette and asked curiously, "Well, what do you think?"

"Wayne, you know, how crazy and tempting those conditions are." Zach Snyder shrugged and simply said all his thoughts directly. "I've been told that with Warner Bros. by your side, I'll always be a foil, and I've been promised to lead a certain series."

"so what."

"So, I'm very hesitant right now."

Wayne smiled suddenly, watching Zach Snyder sit up cross-legged, tapping the table with his fingers between his cigarettes.

"Zach, do you want me, or Warner Bros., to give you that promise? Well, I can tell you right now, it's definitely better to stay than to venture out. There are two more movies to come after The Matrix. The song is going to be filmed, the director will only be you, this will be your series.

I don't know what other people promised you, but trust me, Zach, no one knows you better than I do, no one! You can go back and think about it, no matter what decision you make, there will be no problem with me. "

In silence, Zach Snyder nodded and left after a while. Looking at his back, Wayne smiled and shook his head.

No one is irreplaceable here, including Zach Snyder and himself. Zach is indeed a genius, which is understandable, but the premise is to choose the right production direction for him, otherwise it may turn into a box office disaster.

"Your mother and I are going back to the farm tomorrow."

Ruben Greenberg, who was lying on the other side, suddenly said with a big pipe in his mouth. "You're going to start promoting your new film tomorrow, you don't have time to spend with us, and I miss my collections too."

"Well, I thought you would stay a few more days to attend the premiere of my new film." Wayne looked at his father and said regretfully.

"Boy, when you're sure you can get that little golden statuette, your mother and I will come to support you~www.readwn.com~ The time is slowly advancing, and "The Departed" has also started pre-screening publicity, newspapers , magazines and other traditional media, began to frequently mention this upcoming film.

The huge billboards on the streets of Los Angeles were replaced by Christian Bale and Brad Pitt overnight, and more posters about The Departed appeared in the theater. While the Warner Bros. distribution department released materials , also released the first trailer on TV.

The short 30-second trailer focuses on a large number of rival scenes between Christian Bale and Brad Pitt, as well as a flash of Jack Nicholson. Judging from the released trailer alone, this is a A man play of Chi Lolo.

In terms of publicity and promotion, Warner Bros. did not play any tricks this time. Wayne's film and these three male lead actors did not lack attention at all, as long as the promotion step by step is enough.

In the mid-to-late 1990s, the North American theater chain was still in a period of rapid expansion and construction. Wayne understood that in this era, the number of theaters and screens of "The Departed" could not be compared to ten years later.

No matter how much attention is paid to this film, no matter how good the preview response is, even if the number of viewers in North America exceeds that of the original film, there is a high probability that the box office will be different from that of the previous life, and it is impossible to see an outrageous increase.

It is true that the cost of watching a movie in North America has not risen significantly in the next ten years. The price of a movie ticket is almost the same as in 2005, but the difference in audience issues cannot be ignored.

Ten years later, the audience's acceptance of R-rated movies will be quite different from what it is now. Wayne can't do anything about this. Movie audiences need to be cultivated. the height of.