Hollywood Road

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On the other side, Jones Butler, who had negotiated with Murphy, already looked at Murphy with an incredible look. She thought that the other party would shout a high price, but she didn't expect the price to be so high.

This is thirty million U.S. dollars, not thirty million yen!

Thirty million U.S. dollars. If Miramax wins this film at such a price, plus the publicity costs, the global box office will exceed 100 million U.S. dollars to return the cost.

His appetite is too big, even if it's just calling out a price that is conducive to bargaining, it would be too much.

It's just that there is a small production that can't be smaller, and he has forgotten who he is?

Harvey Weinstein looked at Murphy up and down, like watching a young, reckless, rampaging monster.

Murphy sat there quietly, his expression calm.

Obviously, 30 million dollars is not crazy talk. Harvey Weinstein can see that this is not a temporary intention, but an offer that the other party thought of.

Such a horror movie is worth so much money? Can such a large investment have enough returns? Harvey Weinstein is a veteran of operations. Thinking back to the content of the film and calculating Miramax’s distribution capabilities, it is not difficult to draw a preliminary conclusion. As long as luck is not bad, the film may have the strength to hit the North American box office of millions of dollars. The North American results are guaranteed, and the overseas box office will not be bad...

But no one can guarantee the success of a film, and there is also the possibility of failure. Thirty million dollars will be spent on a small-cost horror film unless he is crazy.

Even if the chance of success is great, he will not spend 30 million US dollars, let alone such a large sum of money, even if it is impossible to cut more than half of it.

Obtaining relatively high returns in a relatively inexpensive way is the way Miramax manages.

"Do you think the film is worth the price?" Harvey Weinstein didn't wait for Murphy to speak, and he gave the answer himself, "It's not worth it! Young man, this is not a game."

He looked at Murphy, his eyes getting sharper and sharper, as if he wanted to apply pressure in this way. After a while, he stretched out a hand, one finger after another, and said, "Five million dollars."

Even if such a price cannot enter the theater, he is confident that he will recover his investment through the video tape market.

Murphy frowned slightly. For a film with a production cost of only 800,000 US dollars, the transfer price of 5 million US dollars is definitely not low. At least six times the return on investment ratio is enough to make many people stare. burst.

But he was not satisfied, "Mr. Weinstein, I don't feel the sincerity of Miramax."

"Sincere?" Harvey Weinstein sneered, "You can go to other companies and see if someone is willing to accept your sincerity."

The six major Hollywood first-tier companies may not even bother with this kind of film. Although the second-tier distribution companies are competitors, they are just like the first-tier companies that compete and cooperate with each other. They also maintain some unspoken words. Tacit understanding, such as squeezing small film production companies as much as possible.

Some things are invisible and intangible in Hollywood, but they are real.

No one will pay tens of millions of dollars for such a film that does not seem to cost too much. It is one thing to be wonderful, but risk control is another.

Murphy Stanton is an unknown director after all, and "Saw Cry" is not a sequel to any big-selling series.

Without sufficient qualifications, Murphy could not have an advantage in such a confrontation. There are several levels between the two sides. He can't use some shady means to deal with Harvey Weinstein like in prison, right? Then he can say goodbye to the film industry in advance.

He was silent for a while, then repeated the old saying, "I think we can cooperate in another way instead of having to take a buyout, right?"

Harvey Weinstein's sneer is even more obvious, "Sign the distribution contract? Transfer all the risks of distribution and screening to Miramax?"

If this is the work of Wes Craven or Quentin Tarantino, he can accept it, even if the director is Robert Rodriguez.

Jones Butler looked at Murphy and shook his head suddenly. She knew Harvey Weinstein's strong style very well, and today's negotiations are doomed to no results.

And her boss can have today’s success in Hollywood, by no means only on the surface, just like "Shakespeare in Love" defeated "Saving Private Ryan" at the Oscars, in order to achieve his goal, he always has a lot Way.

Harvey Weinstein also knew that he couldn't blindly put pressure on him. Before Murphy could say anything, he raised a finger and said, "I'll add 1 million dollars, 6 million dollars!"

The meaning of this fat man is very clear. If you want to cooperate with Miramax, buying out the copyright is the prerequisite.

This is the way Murphy is most unwilling to accept. This is a whole series. Selling the copyright is undoubtedly selling the future of the series.

Indeed, in the case of unsuccessful, it is too early to say that the series is too early, but it is impossible for him to just give up like this.

"Sorry, Mr. Weinstein." Murphy shook his head slowly and resolutely, "I can't accept such a condition, nor can I explain it to my crew and the whole team."

What he said is as if there is really a whole team in the back looking forward to "Chain Saw" can sell a high price.

Of course, according to Hollywood's practice, if the film sells big, the producer will generally give a bonus to the crew. In this regard, perhaps the entire crew also hopes that the film will have a better harvest.

Few people like to see their films fail.

Switching to other films, Harvey Weinstein gave up a long time ago, but the impact brought about by the movie just now was very strong. He was extremely optimistic about the market potential of this film, and resisted some impatient feelings, and started again. Conditions.

"Miramax can sign a contract with you,"

Such conditions are not set randomly. From "Fruit Candies" to "Saw Cry", Harvey Weinstein can see the tremendous progress of this young director, as if he had just seen Quentin Tarantino back then. Generally, "We invest in a film of your future and are responsible for marketing."

Murphy was moved. The first thing he thought of was Quentin Tarantino. If it were not for the strong support of Miramax and Harvey Weinstein, there would never be the glory of Pulp Fiction.

The impulse in his heart rushed into his brain, and there was a voice constantly shouting, agreeing to these conditions!

This is really tempting. Even if Murphy is a sane person, she wants to take it in one bite. However, thinking of three issuing companies, she suppressed the impulse in her heart.

Such conditions are very good, and there is still a gap between what he wants to strive for.

The most important thing is that he is not reconciled. As long as this film is published in place, the profit that can be generated may be calculated in tens of millions of dollars, and if the first film is successful, the subsequent sequels will be a matter of course.

It is true that Miramax has the advantage of issuing, but it is inevitable that Murphy thinks that all these will fall into their hands, and that he can only get six million dollars and a contract that may be in doubt whether it can be fulfilled. balance.

He only knows the success of many films, but he does not know the clear box office numbers. The exception is "Chain Saw". Although the time and company are changed, no one can guarantee whether the original commercial value can be achieved, but he still produced it for himself. Of this video is confident.

Everyone has greed and wants more, and Murphy is no exception.

It was far less than when there was no other choice, and he didn't need to hang himself on the Miramax tree.

"May I think about it?" Murphy said slowly.

Harvey Weinstein stood up, "It's best to do it as soon as possible. There are many projects Miramax has to operate."

Murphy could hear the subtext in the words and nodded, "I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

If other companies do not have better conditions, Miramax may also be a good choice.

The first negotiation ended. After Murphy brought together Seth Rogen and James Franco, he drove away from Burbank and drove on the road to Santa Monica.

"Six million dollars!"

Hearing Murphy’s terms of Miramax’s offer, Seth Logan in the back seat could no longer remain calm. He slumped into the co-pilot seat where James Franco was and said loudly, " This is six million dollars! Our investment has doubled six times, so what is there to consider!"

James Franco turned his head and stared at Murphy with an idiotic look, "Can't you tell? He has a problem with his head! It must have been broken by Carey Mulligan!"

Six million dollars... James Franco thinks about that pile of banknotes. How many times is it enough to charter a boat and take Lily out to sea?

Several people have known each other a long time ago, and the relationship is very good. Seth Logan leaned behind Murphy and said loudly, "Why did you refuse? Why did you refuse? With this money, you can expand your work. With the size of the office, you can set up your own issuing department!"

"Seth!" Murphy yelled, "Don't move my seat, do you want us to have a car accident?"

"Sorry..." Seth Rogen hurriedly backed away and leaned back behind James Franco's seat.

"Who said I refused?" Murphy turned around, and the car turned to the road on the right. "Such a big deal, I have to think about it."

Seth Rogen scratched his head. "Yes, you should think about it."

Murphy also reminded, "When you hear six million dollars, you two will forget. The Miramax family is not the only one interested in "Saw Cry."

James Franco patted his leg. "I called the fat man Jonah and asked what happened over there."