Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 131
"Then tell me how harsh the conditions are!" Chen Hao frowned.

"The first is the investment, which will not exceed 500 million US dollars." Davis said, "I won 1500 million before, and this bastard directly cut two-thirds."

Chen Hao didn't react too much when he heard the words. He can shoot 1500 million yuan, and he can also shoot 500 million yuan. With the golden finger, the difference is not too big.

"The other thing is my old rival, Tommy Mottola will become the co-producer of the film with me, and he will definitely make things difficult for you everywhere." Davis frowned.

Hollywood is a producer-centered system. Unless it is a super director like Spielberg or Lucas, it is generally centered on the producer, and the producer has great power.

Unlike in Huaxia, where the director-centered system is generally adopted, except for some requirements from investors, the crew basically has the final say on the director.

The difference between the two institutional models will cause a great deviation in the director's power.

These are okay, if the producer and director work together, there is no big problem.

But this guy named Tommy Mottola is obviously here to find fault. He doesn't pay attention to the 500 million at all. Maybe it's just what he wants when the movie is screwed up.

It will definitely happen at that time. The producers and directors quarreled on the spot, causing the whole crew to split up.

The first movie was made like this, so it is estimated that Chen Hao's journey to Hollywood has ended before it even started.

This is undoubtedly the most vicious move.

"Aren't you also a co-producer!" Chen Hao said helplessly.

"Having said that, it's impossible for me to stare at him all the time. Even so, he still has a way to mess up the crew, alas..." Davis also scratched his head.

"In addition, there are many differences between the United States and China, such as the final editing rights."

In Hollywood, this is a topic that cannot be avoided.

Final Cut, right from the start, has been a Game of Thrones.

After a movie is shot, the director often has his own artistic appeal, and will more or less cut the film according to his own subjective consciousness.

And when the producers firmly hold the final editing rights, most of them will consider it from purely commercial interests.

When a movie hits theaters, the more the duration fits the audience’s traditional movie-watching habits, the more popular it will be at the box office. The second is the content. In an art film, the more personal and obscure the plot, the easier it is to be “scissorhands.”

The above operations completely deviated from the director's artistic pursuit and directly obliterated the director's intention of making a film.

The contradiction between the two is sometimes really irreconcilable.

Those who can have the final cutting rights in Hollywood are undoubtedly not the successful and famous, such as Spielberg, James Cameron, Lucas, Tim Burton, Martin Scorsese, Peter Jackson and so on.

There is also Wu Baige, who used to be one of them. He has shown off this in interviews. This is really a status symbol.

The battle for final editing rights, the well-known case is the movie "Once Upon a Time in America", which was originally edited by the producer when it was released.

As a result, both the box office and word of mouth lost, and the director was so angry that he died at home a few years later.

It wasn't until the director's cut version came out many years later that everyone really understood the masterpiece "Once Upon a Time in America".

There is also "Alien 3", director David Fincher directly denied that it was his own work, and claimed that "no one in the world hates it more than me."

Of course, this kind of dispute is not only in the United States, but all over the world, and Huaxia is no exception.

"Pretending Lovers" director Liu Fendou did not compete for the right to final cut, and finally signed directly as "pre-director"!
Lou Ye of "Mystery of the Floating City" became the first mainland director to give up his signature.

and many more.

In fact, Huaxia's final editing rights do not necessarily lie with the producer and director!

It's just because Hollywood has developed for a longer period of time and is the world's largest film market, so the competition for the right to final cut is particularly fierce.

"Also, when making movies in the United States, there must be black characters in the movie. The shooting time is not as long as that in Huaxia. If there are animals, there may be protests and demonstrations from the Animal Protection Association." Davis said.

"Having said so much, it's fatal enough for Tommy Mottola to be the co-producer!" Chen Hao shook his head.

"Yeah, I kind of want to give up and let you come to North America now." Davis sighed.

give up?

impossible!
Chen Hao has basically arranged domestic affairs, not to mention, he is too short of money now, he must go to the United States.

"Davis, let's get rid of the fire!" Chen Hao thought for a while and said.

"What do you mean?" Davis obviously did not understand the idiom.

"In this way, because of Columbia's investment, that Tommy Mottola had the opportunity to intervene in the filming, so we can directly bypass Columbia.

I set up an independent studio in the United States by myself, and I don’t need Columbia’s investment. I invest by myself, and I am the producer and director myself. In this way, it is impossible for Tommy Mottola to interfere in the film again!

If this is the case, you still can't guarantee that I will complete the shooting of the film, then I will have doubts about your desire to compete for the president of Columbia! " Chen Hao said.

"If you are responsible for everything by yourself, then of course I can guarantee that Motorola will not have any chance to intervene. After all, I am not without connections in the company and the United States." Davis said, "But you have so many money?"

Davis didn't know about Chen Hao's Football Lottery, and the exchange rate between the RMB and the US dollar was 1:8.27, which directly shrunk by more than 8 times in the United States.

"You don't have to worry about these things, you just need to help me contact the studio, and help me find a good actor, and then help me with the release promotion after the filming is finished, can you do this?" Chen Hao asked.

"Of course, I can even swear to guarantee it." Davis vowed, "But, Chen, if you don't have enough funds, I can actually allocate some for you from the Asian company."

Now, Chen Hao has become a bet for Davis. In fact, it doesn't matter if he gives up, but it will obviously reduce his points in the competition with Motorola.

Chen Hao is from Huaguo, and it can be regarded as one of the achievements of Columbia Asia Company. Of course, Chen Hao has to be a hit first.

So, sometimes it doesn't hurt to cheat.

"Davis, are you embezzling public funds?" Chen Hao asked with a smile when he heard the words.

"You are a Huaxia director, investing in your film is also within the business scope of Columbia Asia Company!" Davis laughed.

Chen Hao thought about it and gave up. Now he is not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case.

Entering North America is Chen Hao's plan for the next few years, and there is no room for loss. If Motorola finds out and intervenes again, it will be bad.

"Forget it, I can handle it myself, you can help me contact the studio first, and then give me a week, and I will fly to the United States." Chen Hao said.

"Okay then, I'll make arrangements, and I'll wait for you in the United States first," Davis said.

(End of this chapter)