director of the millennium

Chapter 46 Three Plays
John is not actually a top producer in Hollywood.

Looking at Hollywood, there are absolutely countless producers better than him.

But after much thought, Wu Yuan still felt that if he wanted to make an independent film in Hollywood, working with him would be the most appropriate choice at the moment.

Wu Yuan knew John best when he was in Hollywood, and during the two months of working together, Wu Yuan also got to know him better.

Although john usually likes to play a little bit, likes to have various parties, and his private life is a little chaotic, but at work, john's attitude is very responsible, and there is no racial discrimination.

This is really a rare and valuable advantage in Hollywood.

After all, the group of old college white men who control Hollywood have always been advocates of white supremacy.

In this circle, there are really very few white people like John who are not racist.

Just because of this point, Wu Yuan felt that working with John was the most suitable.

After all, he won't stay in the United States for a long time, and he doesn't have any contacts in Hollywood, and there is no way to get through the relationship between the upper and lower levels. John, who has been in Hollywood for ten years, can be called a professional in this regard.

"How about it?"

"John, I can offer you an annual salary of more than one million dollars, and you, as a producer, participate in the preparation of the studio's film, and you can also get a share of the producer's dividend."

"I guarantee you, this dividend will definitely not be less than 3% of the total box office!"

The fast-talking Wu Yuan directly chose to spend money!

John, who is not even a mid-level employee at Fox Searchlight, has an annual salary of only US$20 to US$30, which is why he was extremely happy and satisfied when he received a bonus of US$50.

"Aren't you kidding me?" John looked dazed, his thinking couldn't keep up with Wu Yuan's rhythm.

Wu Yuan laughed and shook his head, "Who are you kidding?"

As he spoke, he opened the laptop he carried with him and called up three scripts from it.

"Look, these three scripts are all collected by me privately, and they have been registered in the copyright library."

"Although I will return to China to make new movies, I also hope to make these movies as soon as possible in Hollywood."

The three scripts presented by Wu Yuan are all low-budget films, namely "The Hangover", "Fake Marriage" and "The Weakness".

With a production cost of about 3000 million US dollars, the three films have achieved box office results of 2.77 million, 1.66 million, and 1.64 million!

Undoubtedly, this kind of movie is very suitable for Wu Yuan to make money in Hollywood with his small fortune.

"John, the shooting costs of these three movies are not high. We can completely control the investment ourselves, and we can cooperate with the six major Hollywood movies in terms of distribution. I believe that as long as they can be released, these three movies will achieve good box office results. "

Is john a qualified producer?

of course!
So while he was still in a daze, after roughly browsing the scripts of these three movies, he keenly judged that these three scripts did have the potential to be a blockbuster.

One is a witty nonsensical comedy movie, one is a romantic comedy, and the last one is a very American Dream type inspirational movie.

Small-budget comedies are one of the most popular genres in the global market, and American Dream-style inspirational movies are also very popular in the North American market.

"I've thought about it all." Wu Yuan sat next to John, put his arm around his shoulders, and said calmly: "Let's make this "The Hangover" first. I will invest 1500 million myself, and you can go to Foxx to get another 1000 million. With the investment, this movie can be made."

"At that time, it will be handed over to Fox for distribution. As long as the movie can sell well, we will start "Fake Marriage" and "The Weakness" immediately, and I plan to make "The Hangover" into a series, and then make two or three movies later."

"These few movies alone are enough for us to keep busy for three to five years, and we are guaranteed to earn more than you as a producer at Fox Searchlight!"

John opened and closed his mouth, hesitant to speak.

He admits that the blueprint drawn by Wu Yuan is indeed quite attractive, at least these three scripts seem to have the potential to sell well.

But there are more doubts in his heart.

"Daniel, where did you get the script?"

"Any Hollywood film company will not let go of these three scripts, right?"

The underlying meaning of these words is, how could such an excellent script appear in Wu Yuan's hands.

John never thought that these three scripts would be written by Wu Yuan, because the scripts are so American, so authentic, full of all kinds of slang, full of American thinking, American jokes, and American values.

Anyway, no matter how you look at it, it is impossible for an Asian screenwriter to write it, or even an Asian screenwriter. Only a pure white American can write such a script.

This is not racial discrimination, just like no matter how good an American screenwriter can write a good Chinese martial arts movie, this thing is a problem of cultural barriers.

Of course Wu Yuan wouldn't lick his face and say that he wrote it himself, he couldn't believe it himself.

However, there are some things that don't need to be explained too clearly. Wu Yuan also needs to give John some sense of mystery and control the core value of the future studio.

So he just smiled and said vaguely: "These scripts are all officially registered. I have completely bought them out. The copyright ownership is very clear. If you want, the screenwriter can put your name on it."

"As for where the script came from, then don't worry about it, it's my job to get the script!"

"In a word, would you like to fight with me?"

"I've already registered the studio, and I'm just waiting for you, the person in charge, to arrive!"

John took a deep look at Wu Yuan, then turned his head to look at the laptop screen, took a deep breath, and nodded with firm eyes: "I am happy to accept this invitation."

"But, Daniel, should you tell me first, what is the name of our studio?"

"Haha." Wu Yuan clapped his hands vigorously, "The Age of Light!"

"It's ugly." John muttered rather dissatisfied.

After John successfully joined the gang, Wu Yuan's layout in Hollywood officially began.

As a Chinese, Wu Yuan is really not suitable to stand in front of the film studio.

So besides handing over the script to John, Wu Yuan left all the preparatory work of Light Times Film Studio to John.

Next, he will first rent an office in Los Angeles, recruit a group of employees who can run the studio, and wait for the box office distribution of "Juno" to be in place before starting the film preparations for "The Hangover".

The producer is still John himself, but Wu Yuan won't be involved, even the producer is impossible.

On the bright side, Wu Yuan will not have any connection with the film studio "Light Era".

Although this cannot be concealed from the major capitals of Hollywood, anyone who is willing to check can find out that this studio is wholly owned by Wu Yuan.

But with John standing in front of the stage, at least in the future, even if the movies produced by Light Times become a box office hit, most ordinary people in the outside world will not associate Wu Yuan with them.

They'll just think there's another shit-lucky independent studio popping up in Hollywood.

Don't underestimate this point, it is precisely because of such a fig leaf that the two core interests of distribution and theaters are not touched, so Wu Yuan can secretly make money behind the scenes, and the Big Six in Hollywood can turn a blind eye Eye.

After all, people from any country would not have a good impression of outsiders making a lot of money on their side. Wu Yuan did not need to make a big deal about it.

After confirming the future work of the studio, Wu Yuan urged Fox Searchlight on the settlement of "Juno"'s local accounts, and then boarded the plane back home.

I heard that the Chinese director who made the hit movie "Juno" in North America is going to return to China to make a Chinese art film.

Those large, medium and small Hollywood film companies who were busy inviting Wu Yuan to make a movie together felt ridiculous, and their ridicule and disdain in private were beyond words.

They all agreed that this Huaxia director was mentally ill!

They waited for Wu Yuan's Chinese literary film to fail, and then he would naturally know how good Hollywood is, and he would take the initiative to seek cooperation.

They still have a certain degree of patience for a director who has a single film with a box office of over [-] million in North America.

They are willing to wait for Wu Yuan to "return from his lost ways" and allow him to make a mistake once!

(End of this chapter)